It has been reported that lawyers for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are due to face off in court again on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to settle the defamation case before the judge finalizes the verdict.
The two are due in court at 11 a.m. in Fairfax County Circuit Court for the hearing to determine whether they will move forward with settlements issued in the case spurred by a Washington editorial Post written by Heard.
It should be recalled that a Virginia jury awarded Depp $15 million in damages – which was reduced to $10.35 million due to limits set by state law – after finding that Heard had unfairly portrayed him as an author of the play and, in doing so, had damaged his reputation and career.
While jurors ruled in favor of Depp’s three defamation allegations, they also found that the actor’s former attorney defamed Heard in a case and awarded him $2 million in damages in the part of his countersuit. .
Fairfax County Judge Penney Azcarate did not enter a verdict on the docket at the time, postponing it until Friday – unless Heard and Depp’s legal teams reach an agreement. Business Insider reported.
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During an interview on “Good Morning America” in early June, Depp’s attorneys Camille Vasquez (C) and Benjamin Chew (R) suggested the actor could agree to waive damages.
Earlier this month, Depp’s attorney Benjamin Chew hinted during an interview on ‘Good Morning America’ that the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star might be willing to give up his job. ex-wife to pay her millions of dollars in damages if she agreed not to press charges. a call.
“Obviously we can’t disclose attorney-client communications, but as Mr. Depp testified…there was never any question of money for Mr. Depp,” Chew told George Stephanopoulos when he was asked about Heard’s fear of being penniless.
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